Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-15
ADJOURNMENT TAKEN
TILL MONDAY By BOTH BRANCHES OF THE
LEGISLATURES.
Senate Committees House Committees 10 bs An
nOuneed hOnday-Dr Geo. Baird's Good Bill
The Prohibition Amendment Referred
Every Democrat Will Caucus.


lO-uAy unti MOnuaY, AT Wnlch time
Speaker Rowan will announce his stand
ing committees The only committee APP
pointed thus far in the House is the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, of
which Col. Dan Lucas is Chairman, and
Delegate Joe Woods q member. The
President of the Senate announced the
standing committees before the adjourn
ment this evening. The Republicans get
the Craftsmanship of two committees, Sen
atOr Scott on Banks and Corporations, and
Judge Maxwell on Claims and Grievances.
Senator FlOurnOy has the Craftsmanship of
the Judiciary Committee, Senator Nc
Creery, on Finance, and Senator Sommer-
vile, on Education. The latter gentleman
is also placed on the Committees on the
Judiciary, Privileges and Elections, FL
nance, and Claims and Grievances. Sena-
tor Scott is on the Committees on Finance,
Penitentiary, and Mines and Mining.
The Judiciary Committee is at work to-
night and to report number Of bills Mon
day.
OHIO RIVER WATER.
DR.. Geo. Baird is here and greatly inter-
eSted in the passage of a bill he has pre-
pared to prevent the pollution OF the Ohio
river in this State by the deposit therein
of dead animals, Oflal, etc. The bill is
certainly u meritoriOuS one and will doubt
less pass should the legislature see its way
clear To legislate upon the matter even
though the Doctor may not be able to re-
main and pilot it over the legislative shoals
and among the hidden rocks which beset
the course of the very best measures.
Delegate Bowers, of Berkeley county Of
itred in the House to-day a resolution in
structing the Committee on the Peniten-
tiary to prepare q bill abolishing the pres
ent convict contract system.
Delegate GOrIlen has introduced bill
providing for the holding of school cleo
tiOns on the same day rs the general cleo
tiOns are held. The present school cleo
tiOn is held in May, and it is with great
difficulty that sufficient vote can be Sc
cured to legllize the election.
George Boyd, son of Judge George f.
Boyd, of Wheeling, has been appointed
one of the Committee Clerks of the
House.
THE PROHIBITION AMENDMENTS
proposed by Senators Morris and Carr
came up for consideration to-day in the
Senate, and on motion of Senator Scott,
they were referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
The House joint resolution providing
fora Joint committee to investigate the
management of the Penitentiary, was re-
criyed in the Senate to-day and was
tabled.
A similar resolution of Senator Scott,
however, was passed and sent to the House
aud will probably be copcurred in by that
body, in the event of which you may OK
pect delegation of statesmen to your city.
THE GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS.
The Senate went into executive session
ut IL o'clock this forenoon To consider the
appointments of the Governor. There
were but three, tO-wit: Secretary OF State
Walker, JanitOr Carter and Adjutant
General Ned Woods The session con-
tinued three hours, when an adjournment
WIS had over till Monday, when further
consideration of the appointments will he
resumed. The session was secret, OF course,
but TumOr is current that hitch occur
red over the confirmation OF the Adlutant
General.
EVERY DENOGRAF WILL CAUCUS.
1t il now generally conceded that all
opposition to holding caucus with every
Democrat in his place, has about petered
out. Judge Snyder, who by the way Is "a
good a Democrat rs he is Judge, seems to
voice the prevailing sentiment when he
said the other day in substance, Give me
your poorest man in caucus TO your best
man ont of caucus. The one means the
preservation OF the party organization, and
its continued success; the other diSOrganl-
zation and defeat"
AN UGLY RUMOR.
There Is an ugly rumOr atiOat that some
State officials are doing their utmost to
keep members from going into caucus. 1t
is incredible that any Democrat holding a
position by virtue of the supremacy of his
party would he so recreant to party feaity
snd so ungratelul for iavors received ut tine
hands OF lis party. The Inconsistency Of
the thing so soon arIer the organization OF
both branches of the Legislature by eau
Gus is, in the language of the immortal
Vaughn, too rotten thin" to be even de-
Gently considered.
MASON'S ASSININITY.
Judge ByoYn, of Jackson, arrived last
night. Mr.. Jim Mason and he met in the
office of the St Albert this morning when
Nr. Mason broke out airesh ON his ilGaop'
oly hobby. The Judge said: Look here,
Mason. you're the biggest mOnOpolist l
kGGW OF.
How sO3" GAYS Jim.
because you've been trying 70 mOnopo-
lie the Democratic party or this state,
and it isp't your fault that You haven't
done IL.
Hon. NJ. T. Frame, who has been
Iooker-on hsrs since Monday last, will
leave for home in the morning..
Senator Camden was on the floor Of the
House and Senate to-day, and was the cen-
tire of groups OF admirers.
Lieut.. Hurry, of Harrison county, Is
here champiOning the cause OF Hon. John
J. Davis for the U. ). SenatorshiP.
The city Il ernEdea with lawyers from
all sections Of the state, and when inter
rngated as to the cause of their visit, an
variably smilingly answer, ''Oh, strictly
legal business; attending the Supreme
Court"
number OF saloon keepers took out
licenses to-day and tonight they are rum
ming atfull blast.
The Prohibition Resolution.